2022 Texas Primary Updates

2022 Texas Primary Updates

10:00 a.m. Wednesday - The Democratic primary for Texas attorney general is heading to a runoff.  Rochelle Garza leads with 43 percent of the vote, followed by Lee Merritt and Joe Jaworski with 19 percent. In Dallas’ TX-30, State Rep. Jasmine Crockett will also...

Claudia Zapata on her run for Congress in TX-21

Claudia Zapata on her run for Congress in TX-21

Former legislative workforce and budget analyst, organizer, and progressive candidate Claudia Zapata said she is running in Texas's 21st Congressional District because the most basic needs in her community aren’t being met.  A daughter of a public school teacher...

Texas company launches liability insurance for police

Texas company launches liability insurance for police

America’s first professional liability insurance policy for law enforcement is now available for purchase from a Texas company. Prymus Insurance is a small insurance company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that specializes in niche insurance policies and it’s offering...

Whistleblowers Fired By Ken Paxton Speak Out

Whistleblowers Fired By Ken Paxton Speak Out

In the midst of an FBI investigation into allegations of abuse of office and bribery, Attorney General Ken Paxton has maintained he did nothing wrong. Now, a group of whistleblowers that were fired from his office are speaking out for the first time against their...

Ruben Ramirez leads with TX-15 voters, poll finds

Ruben Ramirez leads with TX-15 voters, poll finds

A new poll of voters in Texas' 15th Congressional District in McAllen shows Ruben Ramirez, an attorney and Army veteran, has the most support in the Democratic primary.  The survey commissioned by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus' BOLD PAC shows 69 percent of...

Katy ISD students organize against book ban

Katy ISD students organize against book ban

Since the 2021 legislative session, Texas Republicans' push for censorship has only escalated. From the Texas legislature, Congress, the House of Representatives and the White House, what started as an anti-critical race theory talking point has now creeped into the...

How the Ukraine crisis is affecting energy markets

How the Ukraine crisis is affecting energy markets

To paraphrase an old saying, you may not be interested in the Ukraine crisis but the Ukraine crisis is interested in you. Energy prices are skyrocketing as the world braces for what could be the largest European war since World War II and a diplomatic solution looks...